{"id":30506,"date":"2026-09-30T01:36:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=30506"},"modified":"2026-09-30T01:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:36:52","slug":"shamil-erdogan-predicts-second-round-finish-of-paul-elliott-at-one-fight-night-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=30506","title":{"rendered":"Shamil Erdogan predicts second-round finish of Paul Elliott at ONE Fight Night 48"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-label\">Trending:<\/span><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border\"\/><span class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-border-2\"\/>Darren Till gets honest about his performance in win over Yoel Romero<span class=\"photo-credit\">ONE Championship<\/span><\/p>\n<p>ONE\u2019s heavyweight MMA throne sits empty, and an undefeated Turk believes he knows exactly how to claim it. The plan, he says, starts with pulling his next opponent into deep water.<\/p>\n<p>Shamil Erdogan meets Paul \u201cKing of the North\u201d Elliott in the heavyweight MMA main event of ONE Fight Night 48 on Prime Video on Friday, October 2. The bout airs live in U.S. primetime from Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old is 13-0 as a professional, and his five ONE appearances include two finishes of Aung La N Sang. He moved from middleweight up to heavyweight, stopping Ryugo Takeuchi with first-round ground-and-pound at ONE 173 in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott presents a very different kind of danger. The Englishman enters on the back of a third-round finish of Takeuchi. He also has a six-second head kick knockout of Regan Upshaw.<\/p>\n<p>Erdogan has spent long nights studying tape, and he believes the answer lies in the grappling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs far as I know, his wrestling isn\u2019t that strong. And as we all know, I am very good at that, and I\u2019ll try to neutralize his strengths to beat him. I\u2019ll try to show everyone the beauty of this sport,\u201d Erdogan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m predicting that this fight will end in the second round. In the first round, I\u2019ll drag him into deep water, and in the second round I\u2019ll try to finish him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Shamil Erdogan eyes the vacant heavyweight crown<\/h2>\n<p>With the ONE Heavyweight MMA World Title currently vacant, Erdogan sees a clear path toward the one achievement missing from his spotless career. A decisive win over a finisher of Elliott\u2019s caliber would make his case difficult to ignore.<\/p>\n<p>The Kremost Fight Club and Tiger Muay Thai standout has solved every problem placed in front of him so far. Friday is his chance to prove that pattern holds under the brightest lights yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecoming a World Champion in ONE Championship [will be] a huge accomplishment, because I think this organization is the best in the world,\u201d Erdogan said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m focused on winning the belt, and I can\u2019t wait for the moment when [ONE Chairman and CEO] Chatri [Sityodtong] puts the belt around my waist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/shamil-erdogan\/shamil-erdogan-predicts-second-round-finish-of-paul-elliott-at-one-fight-night-48\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=shamil-erdogan-predicts-second-round-finish-of-paul-elliott-at-one-fight-night-48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:Darren Till gets honest about his performance in win over Yoel RomeroONE Championship ONE\u2019s heavyweight MMA throne sits empty, and an undefeated Turk believes he knows exactly how to claim it. The plan, he says, starts with pulling his next opponent into deep water. 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